just to ad to this. if you like to hang your deer for a couple days like i do (weather permitting) go ahead and get these out right away. they tend to dry out a little since there exposed to the elements after field dressing. Man guys your right, these are excellent strips of meat. glad you brung up this subject. I like to cube them in 1" chunks, dip em in egg, roll them in Kentucky cournalbatter mix, then fry em up. Emmm Good!!! Hey i never thought about bacon grease, i will have to try that.
Dan